Gardena Honors Its OwnHometown Heroes!

Welcome to the Gardena Honored Veterans Website

﻿We are deeply honored to recognize our Servicemen and women who gave so much to protect our country. This website is our community tribute to these Hometown Heroes and is designed to provide them an opportunity to be recognized as part of the Gardena Honored Veterans family.We invite you to take a moment to peruse our site and visit us often;we'll be adding more information all of the time.﻿

﻿HISTORICAL MILITARY EVENTS﻿

The Month of May isNational Military Appreciation MonthA month which recognize and show appreciation to the Armed Forces of the United States of America.

May 1, 1937President Franklin Roosevelt signed an act of neutrality, keeping the United States out of World War II.

May 1, 1949 - Loyalty DayOn May 1, 1930, about 10,000 Veterans of Foreign War members staged a rally at New York's Union Square to promote patriotism.Read more here.

May 1, 1917Silver Star Service Banner DayA day set aside to honor our wounded, ill and dying military personnel by participating in flying a Silver Star Banner.

May 12, 1984Military Spouse Appreciation DayA day set aside to acknowledge the contributions and sacrifices of the spouses ofthe U.S. Armed Forces. Read about it here.

May 13, 2017Children of Fallen Patriots DayA day to honor the families our Fallen Heroes have left behind – especially their children. It’s a reminder to the community that we have an obligation to support the families of our Fallen Patriots.

May 20, 1949Armed Forces DayA day set aside to pay tribute to men and women who serve in the United States’Armed Forces. Read More Here.

May 29, 2017Memorial Day (formerly Decoration Day)Commemorates all men and women who have died in military service for the United States. Read more about it here.

Did You Know?Each year on Memorial Day a national moment of remembrance takes place at 3:00 p.m. local time.

Court Program Caters to Veterans in Trouble With the Law

A Los Angeles County court program helps one-time heroes who have fallen on hard times.

Without realizing it, the man in green had been working on a young James McCarthy for the better part of half a decade.

“It was a poster that I had in my bedroom since I was 13 years old,” McCarthy recalls. “He was a Marine and a tough one at that, a Force-Recon guy, all covered in green camo face paint. I thought he looked cool.”

Cool or not, the image would take the better part of 5 years to have any effect on the young man from Cerritos. In the meantime, he was admittedly, a bit of a mess.